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New JCC Video: Jewish My Way

View the new JCC video, which illustrates the JCC's vision of "Jewish My Way": using Jewish values and traditions to help people live lives of meaning... Read More
Posted in: Community News
Speak Volumes: Welcoming Guests

Speak Volumes: Welcoming Guests

By Kathy Bloomfield“[Abraham] was sitting at the entrance of the tent as the day grew hot. Looking up, he saw three men standing near him.... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Speak Volumes: Acts of Loving Kindness

Speak Volumes: Acts of Loving Kindness

By Kathy Bloomfield "The world stands on three things: Torah, Avodah (Worship) and Gemilut Chasadim (Acts of Loving Kindness) (Ethics of the Fathers 1:2)." What... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Speak Volumes: Honoring Parents

Speak Volumes: Honoring Parents

By Kathy Bloomfield I am honored to have been invited by CJP Family Connections to bring "Speak Volumes," a Jewish-values based reading program, to this... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Temple Israel of Boston Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center

The Importance of Teaching Values For Young Children

Helen Cohen, Director of The Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center (FJECC) at Temple Israel in Boston, and her staff are passionate about teaching their young... Read More
Kids' Books Matter: Finding Jewish Values in Secular Books

Kids' Books Matter: Finding Jewish Values in Secular Books

On the hunt for good kids' books that espouse Jewish values? So was Kathy Bloomfield when she started the website forwordsbooks: kids books that matter... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Finding Wonder in Nature

Finding Wonder in Nature

We asked Ronit Ziv-Kreger, Ph.D., a Jewish educator working with children and adults in the Boston area, how to encourage an appreciation for nature in... Read More
Posted in: Kids & Parenting
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

A Very Special Olympics

Sue and Terry McSweeney are coaches for the JCC Maccabi Games. For the past five years they have accompanied young athletes from the JCCs of Greater Boston... Read More
Posted in: Community News
JOIN for Justice

JOI featured on Repair the World Blog

The Jewish Organizing Initiative (JOI) in Boston is a year-long fellowship that teaches the next generation of Jewish leaders about community organizing: helping empower under-served... Read More
Posted in: 20s & 30s
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

And a child shall lead them: A message for Purim from the JCC

By Mark Sokoll   Chaverim,   Last weekend the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston had the honor of hosting a swim-a-thon to benefit Haiti... Read More